Press Office

TUE 18 OCTOBER 2011

Transcript of joint press conference, Wollongong

PM: Thank you very much, I’m joined this morning by our local Members, Sharon Bird and Stephen Jones and I’m also joined for the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, Anthony Albanese. We also have available to answer any technical questions the CEO of NBN Co, Mike...

TUE 18 OCTOBER 2011

Speech to the Third Illawarra Regional Leaders' Summit, Northbeach

Eddy De Gabriele, Chairman of the RDA Illawarra committee. Rev Fr Chris Riley. Our distinguished guest, Professor Howard Armitage. Local business and community leaders. ...

TUE 18 OCTOBER 2011

NBN coming to a town near you

Prime Minister Julia Gillard today announced construction will commence over the next twelve months to connect almost half a million new premises to Australia’s world class National Broadband Network, providing massive economic and social benefits. In the biggest rollout of the...

TUE 18 OCTOBER 2011

Transcript of interview with Nick Rheinberger, ABC Illawarra

HOST: Julia Gillard joins us now, good morning. PM: Good morning. HOST: Can you confirm that the NBN is coming to the Illawarra and we’re going to be the first major metropolitan area to be wired with fibre optic cable? ...

MON 17 OCTOBER 2011

Transcript of doorstop interview, Brisbane

PM: I’m here today with the Acting Premier of Queensland, Andrew Fraser, and we’re here at the Queensland Reconstruction Authority and I very much thank the CEO Mr Graeme Newton for his briefing of me and the Acting Premier today and I also thank Richard Wilson for having us here...

THU 06 OCTOBER 2011

Future Jobs Forum closing remarks, Canberra

Thank you very much to Wayne for those words of introduction, and thank you to all of you, particularly the people who have been on the 3-day journey, for your fortitude and you contributions. I’d also like to thank Peter Shergold for doing the moderating this morning. To...

THU 06 OCTOBER 2011

Transcript of doorstop interview, Canberra

JOURNALIST: Can I just ask you a very important question first up on jobs and yours in particular. Let’s talk about Mark Bishop and Alan Griffin, have you spoken to them, do you believe the (inaudible)? PM: I’ll let the ex-Labor politicians and the commentators all chatter...

MON 03 OCTOBER 2011

NBN Stage Two rollout commences at Kingston Beach

Prime Minister Julia Gillard today launched the Stage Two roll out of the NBN at Kingston Beach in Tasmania. The NBN will deliver speeds of up to 100 Megabits per second to the 950 houses at Kingston Beach within 12 months. ...

MON 03 OCTOBER 2011

New job opportunities for Tasmania

Prime Minister Julia Gillard today announced the start of stage three of the rollout of the National Broadband Network – creating up to 800 new jobs. The stage three rollout will extend to a further 90,000 homes and businesses in Burnie, Devonport, Launceston and Hobart,...

WED 28 SEPTEMBER 2011

Speech at the launch of the Australian Broadband Applications Laboratory, Melbourne

Senator the Honourable Stephen Conroy, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy Professor Glyn Davis, Vice-Chancellor and Principal, The University of Melbourne Professor Rod Tucker, Director, Institute for a Broadband-Enabled Society...